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. . .could make their admitting 7 security holes in their software into a pat on the back for MS.

"They could have chose (sic) to ignore them but they didn't."

They DID ignore them until forced to A), admit them, and B), come up with possible fixes for them.

When you ship garbage code, you have no right to be proud that you're fixing some of the flaws.

You're right, though, it does take time to develop a workable fix and test it on a bunch of system configurations. It would be unfair to demand or expect fixes at the snap of the fingers.

The best fix, of course, is to load the "patch" available at www.openoffice.org . . !
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No fix yet for zero-day flaw in Word  Loverock Davidson | 12/07/06
How much do they pay you for your talkbacks?  thelemite | 12/07/06
Once Again, NoLifeDavidson Graces Us  itanalyst | 12/07/06
you are getting very close  galileon | 12/07/06
No fix yet...  rondev | 12/07/06
Jeez Lovey  Shelendrea | 12/07/06
Ha, ha!  Zeppo9191 | 12/08/06
He is Trolling  wjkahlssmd@... | 12/11/06
No fix yet for zero-day flaw in Word  tic swayback | 12/07/06
Only you . . .  critic-at-arms | 12/07/06
MS Customer Service [Oxymoron?]  irisa | 12/08/06
You remind me of Monty Python  olePigeon | 12/08/06
The VILLAGE IDIOTS strike again!!! The highest paid programmers on the  DonnieBoy | 12/07/06
Odd...  Badgered | 12/07/06
I don't have to download OpenOffice, it comes with most Linux distributions  DonnieBoy | 12/07/06
You believe people find this important  Julien Collot | 12/08/06
No, most people don't "find this important"...  mdsmedia | 12/08/06
"nd all associated bloat."  nomorems | 12/08/06
Get a Mac  daredesign@... | 12/07/06
Reading for Content  Yagotta B. Kidding | 12/07/06
lol  Badgered | 12/07/06
Depends....  Laff | 12/08/06
Plus, it'd be a great opportunity to move your database from Access...  olePigeon | 12/08/06
Access DB? Who said anything about  Badgered | 12/08/06
But using your logic, Mac would be the last choice  NonZealot | 12/08/06
Well with a Mac you get a 3 boot option for linux  Laff | 12/08/06
Again with the Apple math! $0 $700  NonZealot | 12/08/06
Well first of all I use on a Mac Mini Parallels and run  Laff | 12/08/06
Big assumption  NonZealot | 12/08/06
2 Points....  Laff | 12/11/06
Ha ha! What a Badgered loser you are!  nomorems | 12/08/06
Seriously  Qbt | 12/07/06
Hmmmmm interesting claims.  Laff | 12/08/06
Great idea! Oh, wait...  ejhonda | 12/08/06
How so?  Laff | 12/08/06
EJHonda...thanks for you soooo insightfull post! I really believed it..NOT  nomorems | 12/08/06
Perhaps some facts...  bladehawke@... | 12/07/06
Wrong definition  Yagotta B. Kidding | 12/07/06
While you are somewhat correct  bladehawke@... | 12/07/06
admit it bladehawke...  patibulo | 12/08/06
No, Journalists don't do analysis. Analysts do.  nomorems | 12/08/06
way to backtrack dude!! (nt)  mdsmedia | 12/08/06
I FIXED IT !!! Not hard at all.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 12/07/06
ROTFLMFAO  Shelendrea | 12/07/06
What's that no_axe? You paid for a system you can't use?  whisperycat | 12/07/06
No, idiots open unknown files from strangers  No_Ax_to_Grind | 12/08/06
So, do you call your friends on the telephone before opening attachments  DonnieBoy | 12/08/06
You bet! Send them to me!  nomorems | 12/08/06
Actually, there is a fix  NonZealot | 12/07/06
True, NZ  mdsmedia | 12/07/06
You are 100% correct, so best to just have them download OpenOffice, and  DonnieBoy | 12/07/06
The fix is to download the new version of MS Office, it is called  DonnieBoy | 12/07/06
The Zealot takes his first steps toward recovery  critic-at-arms | 12/07/06
NZ probably reckons that Mac should fix it!  hirez | 12/07/06
Poor Mac zealot  NonZealot | 12/07/06
ohhhh come on NZ  mdsmedia | 12/08/06
Try KNOWING about your fav OS ...  nomorems | 12/08/06
I think you will find  zkiwi | 12/07/06
Yes, they do write that  NonZealot | 12/08/06
might be simple for you...  mdsmedia | 12/07/06
True enough, fools will  No_Ax_to_Grind | 12/08/06
All I'm saying is...  mdsmedia | 12/08/06
Wow, another Villiage Idiot. What if your friend was infected and it was  DonnieBoy | 12/07/06
You funny DB  Confused by religion | 12/07/06
And, since I am always right, people tend to just insult me rather than  DonnieBoy | 12/07/06
Come on guys, this is really simple, just download the new version of  DonnieBoy | 12/07/06
...or I'll scweem and scweem and scweem  Scrat | 12/08/06
Not dead........  linux for me | 12/08/06
Hey DB  Shelendrea | 12/08/06
Dude, you have never been right  No_Ax_to_Grind | 12/08/06
It is easy to spot the people that have no argument.  DonnieBoy | 12/08/06
Do some reading for a change.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 12/08/06
Catch up to the 'new milennium.  Resuna | 12/07/06
How comforting  Yagotta B. Kidding | 12/07/06
Hey, genius?What if some virus will put your friend's name to From?  t3st3r | 12/08/06
Please do some reading.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 12/08/06
Don't use a force.Try to THINK, Luke  t3st3r | 12/09/06
To Bad  Reiley 411 | 12/08/06
Very true axe, but  slow_descent | 12/08/06
Interesting story not likely to be seen o n ZDNet  Richard Flude | 12/07/06
Good article Richard  Scrat | 12/08/06
Regardless...  Linux User 147560 | 12/08/06
thanks for the dose of reality happy  mdsmedia | 12/08/06
That is one conclusion  NonZealot | 12/08/06
I never made the conclusion...  mdsmedia | 12/08/06
No, it doesn't show that either  NonZealot | 12/08/06
MS and their slow responce times are REAL problem.  t3st3r | 12/08/06
No fix for todays Windows Media Player 0 day flaw either ....  whisperycat | 12/08/06
Hehe, jelly showing his true desperation!  NonZealot | 12/08/06
Size isn't everything  zkiwi | 12/08/06
Thanks zkiwi  NonZealot | 12/08/06
Well...  zkiwi | 12/08/06
So what side did you just prove to us?  NonZealot | 12/08/06
I discovered something  troubled241 | 12/08/06
Oh look  zkiwi | 12/08/06
Hey zkiwi, look up, way up!  NonZealot | 12/09/06
Zero day  zkiwi | 12/11/06
The humiliation continues  NonZealot | 12/11/06
So the fact that you are the one being humiliated  zkiwi | 12/11/06
I... CAN'T... STOP... LAUGHING... AT... YOU!!!  NonZealot | 12/11/06
Laugh away foolio  zkiwi | 12/11/06
No, they'll announce it when...  mdsmedia | 12/08/06
Lets not get carried away  PI_z | 12/08/06
Patch Tuesday need to me dumped.  linux for me | 12/08/06
Look it's well known I'm a Mac Fan.....  Laff | 12/08/06
MS needs to get over this Tuesday thing and fix its darn flaws  Boot_Agnostic | 12/11/06

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